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Brett Cecil was charged with his sixth blown save after giving up a homer to Lucas Duda in the eighth inning Thursday against the Mets.

Cecil wasn't asked close today, but instead to pass along a one-run lead to Trevor Rosenthal. Since his bad outing took place in the eighth, not the ninth, and didn't include an obvious brainfart like Rosenthal's, this might give Cecil the edge for the next save chance. Thu, Jul 20, 2017 03:31:00 PM

Brett Cecil earned his first save of the season Monday night against the Mets.

Kevin Siegrist actually started the ninth inning for the Cardinals, but he was lifted after issuing a leadoff walk to Curtis Granderson. Cecil then gave up a two-out single to Asdrubal Cabrera to bring up Yoenis Cespedes as the tying run, but Cespedes promptly grounded into a game-ending double play. It looks like Cecil is the guy to own right now in the St. Louis bullpen, though he did just blow a save Sunday in Pittsburgh. Trevor Rosenthal is also in the mix for saves, with Seung Hwan Oh working in a lower-leverage role for the time being. Mon, Jul 17, 2017 10:55:00 PM

Brett Cecil surrendered two earned runs in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday as the Cardinals fell to the Pirates.

It was the first true ninth-inning save opportunity of the season for Cecil and he couldn't get the job done. Francisco Cervelli hit a leadoff single, Jordy Mercer smacked a game-tying RBI double, and then with two outs Adam Frazier drove a walkoff RBI single into right-center field. Trevor Rosenthal will probably get the next save chance for St. Louis. Sun, Jul 16, 2017 05:41:00 PM

Brett Cecil could see some save opportunities for the Cardinals.

Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes that manager Mike Matheny has eyed Cecil "as the team’s likely closer for the day" a few times in recent weeks and "that could be happening more often in the near future." The left-hander hasn't seen any save chances yet, but he's unscored upon over his last 15 appearances and has been scored upon only once over his last 23 games. Cecil and Trevor Rosenthal look like the best bets for saves at the moment for St. Louis, with the struggling Seung Hwan Oh moving into a lesser role. Sun, Jul 16, 2017 09:24:00 AM

Depth Charts

Matt Carpenter went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer as the Cardinals beat the Astros 3-1 on Wednesday.

Carpenter played first base today after DHing in his spring debut Wednesday. The home run came after he stated that he would worry less about homers and more about singles this year. Carpenter has topped 20 homers in three straight years, but he batted just .241 last season. He had his best season in 2013, when he hit .318 with 11 homers in 626 at-bats.

Alex Reyes won't pitch in any Grapefruit League games, according to Cardinals pitching coach Mike Maddux.

Maddux says there have been no setbacks with Reyes, so this is just a precautionary measure for St. Louis's best prospect. It was recently announced that the goal is for Reyes to pitch around 100 innings in 2018, with the hope of building him up to make him a fully fledged starter in 2019.